The Martial Ethic in Early Modern Germany : Civic Duty and the Right of Arms /

For German townsmen, life during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was characterized by a culture of arms, with urban citizenry representing the armed power of the state. This book investigates how men were socialized to the martial ethic from all sides, and how masculine identity was confirme...

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Main Author:	Tlusty, B. Ann (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:	Early modern history (Palgrave (Firm))
Subjects:	History. Cultural History. European History. History of Germany and Central Europe. History of Military. Modern History. Social History. Civilization > History. History, Modern. Military history. Social history. Europe > History. Europe, Central > History. Electronic books.
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